19th Meeting of Mediterranean and Black Seas Hydrographic Commission (MBSHC)

Batumi / Georgia 30 June-02 July 2015

Iran MSI Activities at the Caspian Sea

N.Baha, Head of Maritime Safety Dept. of Noshahr port. Ports& Maritime Organization of Iran

PMO

Iranian National Hydrography Committee

Iranian National Hydrography Organization ( NHO)

Iranian National Cartographic Center( NCC)

Iranian Ports & Maritime Organization( PMO)

Caspian sea National Research Center ( CSNRC)

Iranian National Cartographic Center( NCC)

Hydrographic operations including production of base

charts and on request charting, acquisition and processing

of tidal information, prediction and producing tide tables.

Production of Iran’s territorial waters hydrogarphic charts

Ports & Maritime Organization( PMO)

PMO run Iranian three major ports at the Caspian Sea .

PMO is Iranian ports and maritime authority .

PMO is responsible for providing safety of navigation in whole

Iran’s territorial water including within the Caspian Sea.

PMO has established three hydrography stations at the Caspian sea.

PMO produce nautical chart of port and its vicinity waters

PMO monitor the water level fluctuation of the Caspian Sea daily.

There is bilateral agreement between PMO and PRIMAR.

To produce ENC for the Caspian Sea 2015-2016

Caspian Sea fluctuation1945-2015

-27.57 1962-28 1972

-27.57 1982-26.3 1992-26.43 2002-26.58 2012-26.78 2015

-28.5

-28

-27.5

-27

-26.5

-26

-25.5

-25

1962 1972 1982 1992 2002 2012 2015

Series1 -27.57 -28 -27.57 -26.3 -26.43 -26.58 -26.78

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source:Hydrographic bureau of port of Noshahr

Iranian major ports and hydrography stations at

the Caspian Sea

Port of Anzali

Port of NoshahrPort of

FereydonkenarPort of Amirabad

Ministry of EnergyWater Research Institute (WRI)

Caspian Sea National Research Center (CSNRC)

Since : 1992

Major Functions

Environmental Monitoring

Caspian Sea Water level fluctuations

Hydrodynamic factors

Coastal processes and shoreline changes

Oceanography parameters

Rivers Hydrology which pour into the Sea

Marine Meteorology characteristics

Coastal Zone Management

Sea setback and controlling it

Controlling the shorelines and coastal profiles

Shore protection and beach management

NAVTEX of the Caspian Sea

Here, we are

There are three NAVTEX stations at the Caspian sea:

1- Russia ( Astrakhan) NAVTEX covers

North area of it.( 250 NMs)

2- Azerbaijan ( Chilov) NAVTEX covers middle of it. ( 200NMs) 3- Iran ( Fereydon Kenar) AVTEX covers South of it. ( 250NMs)

Iran’s NAVTEX station at the Caspian SeaFereydon kenar port

Specification:

Area: III

ID: J -490 KHZ local language

ID: G- 518 KHZ English

language.

Latitude: 36 42 00N

Longitude: 45 33 00 E

Rang: 250 NM

Status: Operational Fereydon Kenar

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